Munchak thinks QBs will make his decision for him

Jake Locker (left) and Matt Hasselbeck stretch before the start of a practice last August at Baptist Sports Park. (George Walker IV)

INDIANAPOLIS In time, the Titans will turn the quarterback position over to Jake Locker. When that time comes will be up to Coach Mike Munchak to decide.

It’s not a bad problem to have, Munchak said on Thursday at the NFL Combine, especially compared to this time last year, before the Titans signed Matt Hasselbeck and drafted Locker with the eighth overall pick.

“To stand here a year ago and say our quarterback position was a mess, and then this year we feel so good about it,” Munchak said. “But the negative side is you can’t play both of them at the same time. So how do you make two guys happy that are that competitive?”

Hasselbeck passed for 3,571 yards and 18 touchdowns in 2011, along with 14 interceptions. Locker threw for 542 yards, four touchdowns and no interceptions while filling in when Hasselbeck was injured. Now they will compete for the starting job.

“Neither one of those guys want the job handed to them, they want to compete for it,” Munchak said. “We’ll try and do the best we can and in May, June and in training camp. We’ll put them in a situation where they are competing and hopefully it will be obvious who should be the best guy to lead the team, because you don’t want the quarterback question to be going on every week, ‘Who’s the guy? Who’s the guy?’ We are hoping they can compete and things will work out.”